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In Memoriam: Dr. Mala Htun, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Passes Away

Political Science Now

She was the author of three books, most recently The Logics of Gender Justice: State Action on Women’s Rights around the World , co-authored with Laurel Weldon, which won the 2019 International Studies Associations Best Book Award in the Human Rights Section.

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How Water Insecurity Impacts Women’s Health

Sapiens

Working in Indonesia and Peru, we also use this research, and our close partnerships with local communities and organizations, to spur action that supports gender equality and the basic human right to water. WATER INSECURITY AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE The statistics on rising water insecurity are distressing. An estimated “1.8

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What Asian American Educator Stories Reveal About Racial Nuances Within ‘People of Color’

ED Surge

describes in her 2015 book “The Making of Asian America: A History”[iii] that the model minority stereotype has roots in World War II and the Cold War, then was proliferated in the 1980s in newspapers and magazines. Does this mean that Florida is safe for Asian folks but not for Black and queer folks?

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Why students are ignorant about the Civil Rights Movement

The Hechinger Report

In the 2015-16 school year, none of the social studies textbooks listed for use in the state’s fourth grade classroom was published before 2005. The Civil Rights Movement was once a footnote in Mississippi social studies classrooms, if it was covered at all. Photo: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report.

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The Politics and Limits of Aspiration

Anthropology News

First, Sinovuyo described Launch’s distinct approach to life orientation (LO), a compulsory subject added to the national curriculum during the transition from apartheid that focuses on the study of self and society through lessons on personal and social development, civics and human rights, health, and career readiness.

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Gaza’s Deaf Community in the Face of Genocide

Sapiens

As a staff member at the ASDC explained in 2015 in reference to the Israeli military operation, “Not all families were able to use sign language to explain the reason behind the brutality.” These communication limitations are compounded by the complexities of the war on Gaza and Israeli occupation.

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Black athletes can teach us about more than just sports

The Hechinger Report

Sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave the black power salute during the 200-meter medal ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, in protest of global segregation and human rights violations. Smith and Carlos were stripped of their medals and were sent home in disgrace. Black athletes are the heart of American culture.